Quiz: terminal workflow

Question 1 of 6

Editing a line before Enter, history and Ctrl+R search, reading long output in less and interrupting a command with Ctrl+C. The questions follow the lesson “Working comfortably in the terminal”.

6 questions · threshold 70%

One correct answer

You typed `mkdir /home/student/terminal-practice/reprots/2026-october` and, before pressing Enter, spotted the typo in `reprots`. The cursor is at the end of the line. What do you do?

Move left with the arrow to the typo and fix it in place.
Press Ctrl+W to erase the word with the typo.
Reset the machine and type the command again.
Press Enter, then fix the line in the history.

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Quiz: terminal workflow

You typed mkdir /home/student/terminal-practice/reprots/2026-october and, before pressing Enter, spotted the typo in reprots. The cursor is at the end of the line. What do you do?

You typed `mkdir /home/student/terminal-practice/reprots/2026-october` and, before pressing Enter, spotted the typo in `reprots`. The cursor is at the end of the line. What do you do?